A jury is being chosen for the second trial of an elderly man accused of murdering his wife with a hatchet in their home in an unincorporated county area near Pasadena.

James Che Min Lu, 87, is charged with the July 26, 2009, killing of his wife, Michelle Lu, 55, in the 100 block of Rosemead Boulevard.

He called 911 after the slaying to report it, authorities said, and also attacked the couple’s then-32-year-old son with the hatchet.

He is additionally charged with the attempted murder of the son, Ji Ma Zeng.

This is Lu’s second murder trial. A jury was unable to reach a verdict during his first trial in December 2010, court officials said.

If convicted as charged, the elderly defendant faces the possibility of life in prison.

ALHAMBRA

San Gabriel man’s murder trial pushed back to September

The murder trial for a San Gabriel man accused of killing his ex-girlfriend was postponed Wednesday.

The Trial for Isaac Campbell, 36, was scheduled to begin Wednesday in Alhambra Superior Court, but was continued until Sept. 7, court officials said.

He is charged with the murder of Liya “Jessie” Lu, 31, of San Gabriel, who went missing in August 2007.

A month later, her body was discovered in a trash can Campbell had left at a friend’s home in Arcadia, officials said. Authorities then arrested Campbell in Minnesota.

ALHAMBRA

Chu received bias complaint about city’s fire department

A spokeswoman for Rep. Judy Chu, D-El Monte, said the office had received a complaint alleging discrimination against Asian-Americans by officials in the Alhambra Fire Department.

The complaint comes as Ken Toh, a former fire engineer, and Mike Hatzbanian, a former code enforcement officer, who are seeking unspecified damages in their wrongful termination lawsuits.

Carina Lieu, a spokeswoman with Chu’s office, said the emailed claim received in Chu’s Washington, D.C., office pointed to Toh’s allegations that Alhambra officials discriminated against him because he was Asian.

“It’s a red flag when you hear something like that, especially in our constituency,” Lieu said. “We will be following the case appropriately. It’s definitely worth looking into.”

ROSEMEAD

Summer concerts begin tonight at Garvey Park

Concerts in the park begin tonight and will be held every Friday night through Aug. 5.

All concerts will begin at 7 p.m. and run until 9 p.m. at either Rosemead Park, 4343 Encinita Ave., or Garvey Park, 7933 Emerson Place.

Tonight’s concert will be at Garvey Park and will feature a performance by NeOn NatiOn, a 1980s tribute band.

The remainder of the concerts will be as follows:

July 22: The Suzie Hansen Latin Band will perform at Rosemead Park.

July 29: Chico will perform a variety of musical styles, including big band, salsa, oldies and rock at Garvey Park.